Campaigning in Sillod, Uddhav Thackeray springs a surprise: ‘Ready for talks with BJP’

“We person our differences… However if anyone is acceptable to speech to maine from your side, past I americium besides acceptable for it,” Uddhav said. Urging BJP leaders and workers to articulation hands, helium added, “We each should present travel unneurotic and hitch distant the taint from Sillod. This is our accidental to decision him (Abdul Sattar).”

As the authorities prepares to ballot connected November 20, Sattar – the lone Muslim MLA successful the Shiv Sena – is hoping to get re-elected from the constituency wherever Muslims marque up 20 per cent of the electorate. Local BJP leaders person refused to run for Sattar alleging that helium works against the saffron party.

Criticising Sattar, Uddhav said, “All traitors person travel together. And contempt getting ministerial posts, their hunger is not satiated. They stilll stay greedy. They are each misusing powerfulness and harassing the poor. They should beryllium enactment down bars. This is what I privation to archer Sillodkars.”

The Sena (UBT) main said helium made a mistake past time. “I honestly judge that I made a mistake… And I apologise for that,” helium underlined. Uddhav was referring to Sattar joining the Sena during the 2019 Assembly elections. “Back then, helium told maine that helium would assistance maine realise my dream. Forget astir my dream, helium has made beingness a nightmare for the mediocre and has gone connected accumulating wealth,” Uddhav alleged.

Praising BJP workers, helium went on, “In Sillod, determination is an ambiance of fear. I entreaty to the BJP and its workers not to miss this opportunity. I americium definite the BJP and its workers bash not privation goondaism oregon an ambiance of panic successful Sillod. The ‘saccha’ BJP idiosyncratic is against goondaism. He wants to extremity the ‘terror’ created by those people… Our civilization and contented are different,” Uddhav said.

The BJP’s dislike of Sattar began aft his narration with elder BJP person Raosaheb Danve soured pursuing the latter’s decision from Jalna Lok Sabha spot – nether which Sillod falls – earlier this year. Sattar was not lone accused of not doing capable to unafraid Danve’s victory, helium went connected to publically felicitate the Congress campaigner Kalyan Kale who won. Meanwhile, Danve has accused Sattar of fostering a clime of “terror” successful Sillod.

Sattar is present pitted against Danve’s adjacent adjutant Suresh Bankar, who is contesting connected a Shiv Sena (UBT) ticket.